Melville and the Theme of Boredom

by Daniel Paliwoda

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0786441542

ISBN-13 9780786441549

Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

Imprint McFarland & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 1st, 2009

Print length 247 Pages

Weight 336 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.30 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Boredom is a prevalent theme in Herman Melville's works. This title contends that in Melville's mature work, especially Moby Dick, boredom presents itself as an insidious presence in the lives of Melville's characters, until it matures from being a mere killer of time into a killer of souls.

Boredom is a prevalent theme in Herman Melville''s works. Rather than a passing fancy or a device for drawing attention to the action that also permeates his work, boredom is central to the writings, the author argues. He contends that in Melville''s mature work, especially Moby Dick, boredom presents itself as an insidious presence in the lives of Melville''s characters, until it matures from being a mere killer of time into a killer of souls.

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